Immortal Cultivation and Life-Saving Guide

Chapter 267 Skin
"Did the entire garrison die here?"

"Bingzhou has a regular garrison of 8,000 men, 5,000 of whom have been deployed to the front lines. Another 800 are responsible for escorting supplies, and another 1,000 are stationed in the county below. Bingzhou City should have a garrison of 1,200 men, and 219 bodies have been exhumed."

Cen Jin, who had come to quell the rebellion, naturally possessed precise intelligence on Bingzhou City's military strength. Looking at the bodies being carried out, the young general's face turned grim as he said, "This evil person is harming our soldiers! He deserves to be killed!"

Wei Xi wasn't surprised by this outcome. No matter how much sympathy and indignation one expressed, the dead would not be resurrected. Only by apprehending the perpetrators could one offer some comfort to the deceased.

Although they had not had much contact, any discerning person could see that Cen Jin was quite arrogant and took the initiative to ask others to come and invite him. Perhaps the problem lay with the so-called "monster".

"Please follow me, my three fellow Taoists!" As expected, Cen Jin personally led the way and led Wei Xi and the other two to the backyard.

This house is not small, with winding corridors, bamboo shadows and pine waves. The owner must be rich or noble to be able to maintain such a house.

"This is it," Cen Jin stopped in the backyard and turned sideways to reveal the tragic scene in front of him. "This method doesn't seem like something an ordinary person can do. In the end, we have to ask the Immortal Sect to investigate."

The first thing Wei Xi saw was a pool of red on the bluish-white stone table. The color contrast was so sharp that it burned his eyes.

A piece of human skin, about to fall, was leaning against the stone table. The broken edges were stained with blood, as if a thrilling outline was drawn with cinnabar.

There were seven or eight corpses lying on the ground, all of them had their stomachs ripped open. A quick glance revealed that they were three generations of the same family.

"There are no signs of a struggle here, and the victim's death is strange," Cen Jin glanced at the human skin. "It's very likely that a cultivator was responsible. Since you three mentioned that a cultivator was involved in the Bingzhou City incident, I'd like you to come and take a look."

As a living spiritual power detector, Qin Feng took the lead. After taking two steps, he paused for a moment before saying, "The spiritual power here is indeed unusual, but it doesn't resemble an ordinary spell. Perhaps a spiritual beast passed by, or perhaps one of the deceased had an unknown fate with immortality, and it erupted before death..."

This sounded strange. Wei Xi glanced at Qin Feng but didn't say anything.

Although Cen Jin was young, he was a brave warrior who had fought on the battlefield. As soon as he heard it, he knew that the cultivator from the Qingcheng Sect was hiding something from him.

Anger surged in his heart, and he shouted, "I am just a warrior and I really don't understand matters concerning spiritual power. If you have anything to say, please give me your approval, Fellow Daoist Qin. Otherwise, if the higher-ups ask about it, I won't be able to report it!"

Wei Xi resisted the urge to laugh, thinking that this guy had hit a wall.

The next moment, Qin Feng's eyebrows were raised, and a look of sarcasm appeared on his face. "There are many things you don't understand, and this is not the only one! What I said is correct. Whether you believe it or not, I won't change a word of it!"

"You don't have to use the higher-ups to pressure me. There are so many eyes watching what's happening in Bingzhou City! Keep your tail between your legs, act like a good person, and hold on tightly to save your head!"

"You..." Cen Jin was choking on what he wanted to say. To cover up his failure, he said in a deep voice, "I don't care about women like that!"

Wei Xi thought this man was boring and was no match for Qin Feng, so he went over to check the condition of the human skin.

Lian Gouyu tried to smooth things over, "Bingzhou City is very busy right now, and you two are bound to be angry. General Cen has come a long way, so you should focus on the aftermath!"

Cen Jin took advantage of the situation and said, "In that case, thank you for your help!"

After saying that, he led his guards out of the backyard.

"What happened just now?" Lian Gou looked at Qin Feng, "Why are you being so ambiguous?"

Qin Feng curled his lips. "I'm not talking nonsense. The spiritual energy fluctuations in this place are indeed not that great, so how can we say for sure what it is?" "Besides, things in Bingzhou City can be manipulated. The more we talk, the more mistakes we make. I'm just being cautious. How can he complain? Didn't he see how quickly he put down the rebellion?"

Lian Gouqie laughed and said, "He speaks as if we are his subordinates. It would be good to put an end to his arrogance!"

"It's these people..." Lian Gou's tone was stagnant, and his expression was somewhat compassionate.

Wei Xi, who talked less and did more, made progress. She spread out the human skin and found that it was an acquaintance.

"It seems that the monk with the child is using human skin to replace his identity." Wei Xi spread out He Xiniang's skin and cleansed it briefly with a cleaning spell. "This has been planned for a long time!"

"Even you can't feel it, what kind of weird magic formula does this monk use?"

Qin Feng kept shaking his head, indicating that he couldn't figure it out.

Wei Xi put away He Xiniang's skin and said quietly, "Perhaps it doesn't require a lot of spiritual power."

After saying this, he looked at Lian Gouqie meaningfully, with a serious expression as if he was studying some difficult problem.

Qin Feng was quite talented in cultivation. "Xiao Xi, are you saying... this person's methods are similar to Lian Gou's?"

Whether in terms of body or cultivation, Lian Gou Xie is "slightly different" from normal people. What Qin Feng said is similar, probably referring to low energy consumption and single function.

It's important to understand that Lian Gou-yu has no Qi Palace and no aptitude. He relies on his daily spiritual energy and defeats his enemies with a single move. Even his so-called "cultivation" is just a gift from his pitifully young age.

Wei Xi nodded. She had fought that man before, and he could harness spiritual energy, so he was indeed a cultivator. He could also act out a scene wrapped in human skin, and then appear in a house, so he probably had a special ability...

What Wei Xi couldn't understand was that the man replaced the childless Madam He and even tampered with other people's memories to take the child with him, which shows how important the child is.

The other party showed such professional talent when he made a move, there was no guarantee that the child was not a monk.

The three of them carefully inspected the crime scene in the backyard: the bodies had died in horrific conditions, their stomachs ripped open, their intestines smeared everywhere; the faces of two female relatives were scratched to pieces, and their teeth were broken, and it was unknown what deep hatred the murderer had against them; the only child among the victims did not suffer any harm and passed away in his sleep.

Wei Xi had a vague guess in his mind: Could this person be a skinless female cultivator who relies on peeling off her skin to maintain a normal appearance?

If this is true, it is no wonder that the two women were disfigured. It was clearly because the person who did it was jealous and resentful. It can also explain how Madam He's body appeared here.

The more Wei Xi thought about it, the more he felt this was a strong possibility. Although this person was constantly changing his appearance, he was also a master of disguise, a rare talent in an organization that was constantly stirring up trouble...

Thinking of this, an idea suddenly popped up in Wei Xi's mind.

Wei Xi immediately ran to the front yard and found Cen Jin, who was still supervising the excavation. He grabbed his arm and asked, "Do you have a list of this family?"

"What list?" Cen Jin was puzzled. "Everyone in their family is lying in the backyard!"

"The servant's!" Wei Xi shouted, "Have you checked the servant's body and records?"

(End of this chapter)